2017-08-25 – 2017-08-26 · Kearney, NE · 📍 24th street & Central Ave
Grand Champion: Thunder Pig BBQ (695.9544) · 34 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2015 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 93 times in 100
Thunder Pig BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, DIRT ROAD BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 7-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Thunder Pig BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data.
Thunder Pig BBQ finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Pork Ribs places 2–3: GRATE EXPECTATIONS and Thunder Pig BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: HELPING U BBQ and DIRT ROAD BBQ tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: Thunder Pig BBQ and HELPING U BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double.
Thunder Pig BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 5th.
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ turned in 178.8572 in pork — past the 177.1428 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-18 | Kearney, NE | Kearney, NE 68848 | 25 | 691.3828 | PHAT JACKS BBQ NE | SMOKIN MAX BBQ |
| 2016-08-26 | Kearney, NE | Kearney, NE | 34 | 700.5716 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ |
| 2017-08-25 ← this one | Kearney, NE | 24th street & Central Ave | 34 | 695.9544 | Thunder Pig BBQ | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 172.5484 | 169.7256 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7028 | 170.2512 | 167.3828 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 166.8572 |
| Brisket | 176.5944 | 170.8228 | 167.4288 |
34 entries · top 695.9544 · median 655.0970
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thunder Pig BBQ | |
| 2 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 3 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 6 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 7 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN K | |
| 9 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 10 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 11 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 12 | COOK'N WITH WOOD | |
| 13 | 42 BBQ | |
| 14 | CHARCOAL MONKEY | |
| 15 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 16 | BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 17 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 18 | SMOKE'N BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 20 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 21 | BOB'S BBQ | |
| 22 | KICKIN BULL BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokin Naked | |
| 24 | SMOKIN REEFER BBQ | |
| 25 | Not So Famous Dave's | |
| 26 | Great Butts & Bones | |
| 27 | EDNA'S KIDS | |
| 28 | Bug Eaters BBQ | |
| 29 | ROWDY ROTT BBQ | |
| 30 | Flatwater Smokers | |
| 31 | Arthur Johns BBQ | |
| 32 | CODE 3 BAR B QUE | |
| 33 | KEARNEY SOUTH SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 34 | Saucy Momma |
34 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.2858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thunder Pig BBQ | |
| 2 | 42 BBQ | |
| 3 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 4 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 5 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 6 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 7 | BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 8 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 9 | BOB'S BBQ | |
| 10 | COOK'N WITH WOOD | |
| 11 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 13 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN K | |
| 15 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 16 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 17 | CHARCOAL MONKEY | |
| 18 | KICKIN BULL BBQ | |
| 19 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 20 | SMOKE'N BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 22 | EDNA'S KIDS | |
| 23 | Not So Famous Dave's | |
| 24 | Bug Eaters BBQ | |
| 25 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 26 | KEARNEY SOUTH SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 27 | Great Butts & Bones | |
| 28 | Smokin Naked | |
| 29 | SMOKIN REEFER BBQ | |
| 30 | Flatwater Smokers | |
| 31 | ROWDY ROTT BBQ | |
| 32 | Arthur Johns BBQ | |
| 33 | Saucy Momma | |
| 34 | CODE 3 BAR B QUE |
34 entries · top 173.7028 · median 162.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 2 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 3 | Thunder Pig BBQ | |
| 4 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN K | |
| 6 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 7 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 8 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 9 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 10 | SMOKIN REEFER BBQ | |
| 11 | 42 BBQ | |
| 12 | COOK'N WITH WOOD | |
| 13 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 14 | BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 16 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 19 | CHARCOAL MONKEY | |
| 20 | SMOKE'N BBQ | |
| 21 | Bug Eaters BBQ | |
| 22 | KICKIN BULL BBQ | |
| 23 | Flatwater Smokers | |
| 24 | ROWDY ROTT BBQ | |
| 25 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 26 | Arthur Johns BBQ | |
| 27 | KEARNEY SOUTH SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 28 | EDNA'S KIDS | |
| 29 | BOB'S BBQ | |
| 30 | Smokin Naked | |
| 31 | Great Butts & Bones | |
| 32 | CODE 3 BAR B QUE | |
| 33 | Saucy Momma | |
| 34 | Not So Famous Dave's |
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 3 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 4 | CHARCOAL MONKEY | |
| 5 | Thunder Pig BBQ | |
| 6 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 7 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN K | |
| 9 | Smokin Naked | |
| 10 | COOK'N WITH WOOD | |
| 11 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 12 | BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 13 | Great Butts & Bones | |
| 14 | 42 BBQ | |
| 15 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 16 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 17 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 18 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 19 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 20 | KICKIN BULL BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 22 | SMOKE'N BBQ | |
| 23 | Not So Famous Dave's | |
| 24 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 25 | BOB'S BBQ | |
| 26 | Arthur Johns BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKIN REEFER BBQ | |
| 28 | EDNA'S KIDS | |
| 29 | ROWDY ROTT BBQ | |
| 30 | Bug Eaters BBQ | |
| 31 | Flatwater Smokers | |
| 32 | CODE 3 BAR B QUE | |
| 33 | Saucy Momma |
33 entries · top 176.5944 · median 162.7884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 3 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 4 | LUCKY D'S BBQ | |
| 5 | Thunder Pig BBQ | |
| 6 | TEAM BREW & QUE | |
| 7 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKE'N BBQ | |
| 9 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 10 | BOXER Q BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | |
| 12 | HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | |
| 13 | COOK'N WITH WOOD | |
| 14 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 15 | CHARCOAL MONKEY | |
| 16 | SMOKIN K | |
| 17 | BOB'S BBQ | |
| 18 | Not So Famous Dave's | |
| 19 | 42 BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokin Naked | |
| 21 | BLIND SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 22 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 23 | EDNA'S KIDS | |
| 24 | KEARNEY SOUTH SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 25 | SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | |
| 26 | SMOKIN REEFER BBQ | |
| 27 | Great Butts & Bones | |
| 28 | ROWDY ROTT BBQ | |
| 29 | KICKIN BULL BBQ | |
| 30 | CODE 3 BAR B QUE | |
| 31 | Flatwater Smokers | |
| 32 | Bug Eaters BBQ | |
| 33 | Arthur Johns BBQ |